Smoke at La Jolla nursing center believed from electrical short

Crews found no fire and believe the smell came from a short in some electrical wiring, San Diego fire officials said.

No one was injured. Officials said staff at the center were prepared to move about three dozen patients out of one affected wing of the building to other rooms, but it wasn’t clear if that proved necessary.

The fire alarm was sounded about 8 p.m. at the rehab center on Torrey Pines Road north of La Jolla Parkway.

Firefighters reported a light odor of smoke in one patient wing and the lobby. According to radio traffic, the facility had a brief power outage and the smoke occurred after power was restored.

An electrician was called in to make repairs and fire crews were leaving after about an hour.